Presents the current state of knowledge, implications for teaching and learning, and future directions for research on the issue of strategic help seeking in academic settings.

Contents: Preface. S.A. Karabenick, Help Seeking as a Strategic Resource. R.S. Newman, Adaptive Help Seeking: A Role of Social Interaction in Self-Regulated Learning. S. Nelson-Le Gall, L. Resnick, Help Seeking, Achievement Motivation, and the Social Practice of Intelligence in School. A. Nadler, Relationships, Esteem, and Achievement Perspectives on Autonomous and Dependent Help Seeking. A. Arbreton, Student Goal Orientation and Help-Seeking Strategy Use. A.M. Ryan, P.R. Pintrich, Achievement and Social Motivational Influences on Help Seeking in the Classroom. D.W. Shwalb, S. Sukemune, Help Seeking in the Japanese College Classroom: Cultural, Developmental, and Social-Psychological Influences. J.T. Dillon, Theory and Practice of Student Questioning. H. van der Meij, The Great Divide Between Teacher and Student Questioning. S.A. Karabenick, J. Keefer, Help Seeking in the Information Age.